I installed #Mepo¹ on my #Mobian #PinePhone (≠ pro). Unfortunately, it is not yet in #Debian², as #zig³ is still not in. So I had to use #flatpak, which is cumbersome. Anyway, I like it! Much better than #OrganicMaps⁴, IMHO.

¹ http://mepo.lrdu.org/
² https://bugs.debian.org/999728
³ https://bugs.debian.org/995670
⁴ https://bugs.debian.org/986232

#ReleaseMonday — New version (v0.27.0) of https://thi.ng/genart-api, a platform-independent extensible API for browser-based computational/algorithmic/generative art projects:

This version features an overhaul of the platform provided PRNG (pseudo-random number generator) handling and makes it easier to create multiple PRNGs for artworks which require/desire them...

Related section in the README:
https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/README.md#determinism--prng-provision

Also, just as a reminder, the project has:

- no external dependencies
- adapters for 3 art platforms (EditArt, fxhash, Layer)
- 6 example projects
- testing/dev sandbox with two parameter editors
- WebAssembly bindings & demo (currently for #Zig only)

Happy coding! :)

Wow #zig is top paying language?
PS: oh it is from 2023 https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#section-top-paying-technologies-top-paying-technologies

Matthieu Clemenceau, Ubuntu Foundations Director has posted about Canonical's efforts to provide seamless toolchains and developer experience on #Ubuntu for #Rust, #Java and our plans to expand that to #Zig over the next few months!

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/61544

rejoice, just released v0.2.0 of #klutshnik

https://github.com/stef/klutshnik/releases/tag/v0.2.0

i also packaged a static x86_64 debug build of the server for people who are not blessed by #zig

this release comes with man pages and a whitepaper/spec.

OCaml cross-compilation: an experiment https://lobste.rs/s/hj8xyd #ml #zig
https://www.chrisarmstrong.dev/posts/ocaml-cross-compilation-an-experiment

How did I not know of sr-speedbar? I used imenu-list for this use-case previously, but this is so much nicer.

Required a tiny configuration to work with #zig but now works flawlessly.

lsr: the fastest version of ls

https://tangled.sh/@rockorager.dev/lsr

Good news for all you who prefer to zig when others zag.

Rome Stone has written a Zig SDK for our geocoding API:

https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/zig-sdk-for-the-opencage-geocoding-api

pretty stoked having pushed a huge update to https://github.com/stef/klutshnik

it is now all based on liboprf.

rewrote the server in #zig, the python client has also been completely rewritten. threw out the macaroons and the opaque-storage back-end, this simplified and made the whole thing a bit more secure also.

still some work left before this can go into production, but this is a big leap already. pheeew.

this work is funded by #nlnet / #ngi0

Rel

I’m writing a new game engine in #Zig and I’m open sourcing each module as I write it.

Today I released the beta version of my entity component system ZCS, I’ll consider it a beta until I’ve shipped my next game using it.

https://gamesbymason.com/blog/2025/zcs/

hesitating between writing the https://klutshnik.info server in c or in #zig. i'd prefer zig as it seems to shut up people about memory safety, but then the core would still be liboprf which is written in c already. and it would make deployment more difficult, since #zig is not packaged in debian and other major distros. so i guess using zig would only be 4 cosmetic/populist reasons, and at the same time it would limit deployment. what should i do (no rust/go are not options)

Hey I'm still looking for work.
I've applied to a lot of places in my area and I'm getting nothing.

I'm a programmer at heart, but I've also been looking for regular entry-level jobs because there haven't been any coding positions open at my level as far as I could tell.

If you can offer me a job, it might save my butt. And if you can't offer me a job, could you at least share this post?

I live 30 minutes away from Bellevue if that helps.

Zig.... #Zig.... What? This is awesome!

Ooooooooooooh.

#Zig files are, themselves, structs.

This is awesome, and explains some of my confusion around namespacing and stuff.

Also: custom formatters for structs? So nice. Love the member accessing syntax.

Hot damn I haven't been this excited about a language in a few years.

#zig might be the cure for my fever (and not more cow-bell). It's been easy to get started with zig and #raylib, so that's nice. BUT I really HATE the way zig does conversions between int->float->int. But I get why, so guess I just have to learn it, and use the right types from the get-go.

Dear LazyWeb: is there a C/C++, #Rust or #Zig equivalent of #SciPy’s `stats` module for statistical analysis? Namely:
• a collection of common PDFs (probability density functions);
• MLE (maximum likelihood estimation) for these common distributions;
• KDE (kernel density estimation).

SciPy’s API is a pleasure to work with. Anything that comes close but usable from C/C++/Rust/Zig would make my life so much easier. Boosts appreciated for visibility.